Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2170 Four Fierce Warriors and Eight Hammers, the New God of Fire

Perhaps it was because of this battle that Lei Zhaohai was injured several times by Mu Xuanyang, eventually reaching the point of being critically injured and on the verge of death.

Perhaps, Mu Xuanyang really did cut off his luck.

Although Lei Zhaohai did not come from any aristocratic family, the Thunder Sect of the Great Qian Dynasty was a well-known and prestigious sect in the Great Qian Dynasty, ranking among the top sects.

Moreover, as a high-ranking military officer of the Great Qian Dynasty, a third-rank general, he had worked his way up in the court system for over thirty years, so it was impossible for him to have nothing of value.

He possesses miraculous elixirs to restore his meridians. If his meridians are truly broken, perhaps these elixirs will not be sufficient to help him repair them.

Although his meridians were severely damaged and almost broken, they ultimately did not break, which was enough to help stabilize his injuries.

At least, even if his martial arts realm is still affected, it won't fall below the level of a Divine General. He can still barely maintain the level of a Divine General.

As long as he maintains the level of a divine general, he will not lose his position as a true god.

However, just as he broke through the encirclement alone, his injuries were too severe, so he prepared to find a place to rest and take some medicine to stabilize his injuries.

However, at this very moment, a defeated troop of Jiang Che's soldiers fled to the vicinity, attracting a pursuing force.

This left Lei Zhaohai with no choice but to continue fleeing. Only after ensuring his safety could he take the pills and then circulate his internal energy to digest their effects.

It was precisely because he didn't take the elixir in time that by the time he started taking it, his martial arts realm had already dropped below the divine level.

Although his martial arts realm recovered somewhat after recuperation, barely returning to the god-level, the true godhood was truly lost once it was gone.

For Jiang Che, this battle was ultimately a defeat.

But for Xiao Ping'an, fighting such a battle at such a critical juncture was nothing more than a Pyrrhic victory.

In this battle, they were both losers. After all, the one who won gained nothing and instead became even weaker.

Ultimately, neither of them is a winner.

The only winner was Zhu Yuanzhang, who was an outsider.

When Lei Zhaohai lost his position as a true god, for many martial artists in the world, an opportunity that they could not perceive but was very real indeed came.

In the original Great Cang land, there was actually only one main contender, Xuanyuanba, who was one of the top favorites to win the championship.

After all, as a high-level divine general, her skill strength is sufficient. Even when facing a final-level divine general, she is competitive enough.

In comparison, Zhao Changling's chances as a competitor are not nonexistent, but they are very slim.

The situation in the Great Wu region is almost identical to that in the Great Cang region!
However, in the former Great Xia territory, this competitor was very advantageous.

Zhu Wu, one of the Five Dragons and Nine Tigers Generals in the original historical trajectory, also followed this path. Moreover, he only had this one path.

"The Blessing Mist Holy Flame skill is advancing and will soon become a True God Skill..."

However, at this time, Zhu Wu was imprisoned.

There's no other reason than that he's now nothing more than a prisoner, and a repeat offender at that!

Back then, before Xiang Yu betrayed the Chu state, he had already been captured once. However, he was later ransomed at a high price. But now, he has returned to this familiar place once more…

In the former land of Great Wu, there also existed a formidable competitor.

"Zhao Xiu's Netherflame skill is advancing and will soon become a True God Skill..."

Zhao Xiu was once a member of the Great Wu court, and his strength was second only to those two True God Generals. As for Gong Qianzhu, the former third True God General of Great Wu, there's no need to include him.

After all, this creature has virtually no melee combat ability; all its skills lie in archery.

With his abilities, he is definitely a top contender in this competition.

However, he is a bit old; he's exactly fifty this year. At this age, even if he manages to seize a True God General, his strength should decline within the next few years.

After all, without skills like being able to stay strong, fifty years old is almost the end of their peak years.

Zhao Xiu, the valiant general of the Great Wu, had long ago become a subordinate of the rebel king Wang Gaizhi. As for the reason behind this, it must be inseparable from the former wise prime minister of the Great Wu.

After all, with the wise prime minister of Wu in charge, there was no enemy that the rebel king of Wu could not defeat. Turning enemies into allies was even more routine.

Daqian.

Zhang Xuanliang, who was in the midst of a bloody battle, was unaware that an opportunity had arrived.

At this time, he was still under attack from the Four Fierce Warriors and the Eight Great Hammers.

"Zhang Xuanliang's Ghost Flame skill is advancing and will soon become a True God Skill..."

Although there are many competitors for the path to becoming a true god general within the seven great dynasties, such as Zhao Xiu, Zhang Xuanliang, and Xuanyuanba, who are all high-level god generals, and even Zhu Wu, who is a competitor for the ultimate god general.

However, on the path of the God of Fire, the most extraordinary place in the world is still the Western Rong!

Michael, Apollo, Phoebus, Ankere, a veteran expert from the original Four Directions Fiends Ranking, and even Karsig, the first person of the Western Rong after Saihans in the original historical trajectory, all launched an attack at the same time on the faint opportunity they subconsciously sensed, under a sudden impulse.

However, compared to the struggle for the gods...

This time, Vulcan is nothing compared to the great Vulcan.

After all, the position of true god, the Celestial God, is so powerful that even a final-level god general can't stop it with one hand; the final-level god generals are the main force vying for it.

However, this path to true godhood, the God of Fire, is still mainly composed of high-level god generals, with a small number of final-level god generals serving as the main force.

"Zhang Xuanliang's Ghost Flame skill is advancing to the True God skill, Fire God..."

And at this moment, it is also within the Great Qian Dynasty.

Zhang Xuanliang, a once fierce general of the Great Qian Dynasty and the Ghost General of the Vast Expanse, is facing an attack from the four great hammer generals: Bai Jiwu, Bai Wenbao, Jiang Xiaohei, and Xiong Tianqing.

During the Great Qian Dynasty, the various kings had already begun their internal annexation.

Jiang Chaoyu was already a powerful figure among the princes, and with the support of his two brothers, he was poised to dominate the entire northern part of the Great Qian Dynasty.

With such strength, Jiang Chaoyu was one of the first princes to begin annexing the surrounding princes and expanding his own power. Jiang Mo, the Prince of Daqian whom he targeted, was able to enlist Zhang Xuanliang's help because his father had once done Zhang Xuanliang a favor.

However, Zhang Xuanliang's actions were merely a display of individual courage and he was unable to reverse the overall situation.

Now, with Jiang Mo's army defeated, he himself is trapped, surrounded and attacked by the Four Fierce Warriors and the Eight Great Hammers.

Of these four, Bai Jiwu, like Zhang Xuanliang, was a veteran master general. However, Bai Jiwu was far inferior to Zhang Xuanliang in terms of strength.

As for Bai Wenbao, the Silver Hammer General, his base combat strength has now increased to 103 points. With the amplification from his combo skills, he is definitely a top-tier Heaven-level fighter.

Jiang Xiaohei, nicknamed "Copper Hammer," had a base martial prowess of 103 points during the Western Rong War, second only to Bai Jiwu in terms of strength. And that year, he was only 19 years old.

Jiang Xiaohei has now broken through to the level of a Divine General, and has even surpassed Bai Jiwu in combat power, becoming the strongest among the four fierce warriors and eight great hammers in their group.

As for Xiong Tianqing, he was a bit of a drag on the team. He had been following along for so many years to gain experience, but he had only just broken through to the Heavenly level, and his basic martial arts had only improved by a little.

While it's true that if you fight against a large number of experts who are far stronger than yourself, as long as you survive, you're very likely to make progress.

However, every time Xiong Tianqing was accompanied by several powerful figures, it seemed that he was fighting against opponents far stronger than himself, but in reality, the pressure was all on his companions.

Without enough pressure, just coasting along won't make it easy for him to climb the ranks.

The path of martial arts is not one that can be achieved simply by accumulating points.

Although Zhang Xuanliang is a high-level divine general, he is not the absolute top-level high-level divine general. It can only be said that he is definitely not the weakest in this category, but can be ranked in the middle or even the upper middle.

However, even with his own strength, he still couldn't withstand the combined attack of these four hammer-wielding generals.

Especially Jiang Xiaohei, who, despite his young age, caused Zhang Xuanliang great distress. It was precisely because Zhang Xuanliang believed that even in a one-on-one fight, it would be difficult for him to defeat his opponent in terms of raw strength.

Perhaps the only way to win is by relying on one's own more seasoned battle experience to gain the upper hand by one or two moves. Of course, on the battlefield, many times, those one or two moves are the deciding factor between life and death.

Surrounded by four fierce warriors and eight powerful men, Zhang Xuanliang, alone and outnumbered, quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

However, he was unwilling to perish, and he did his best to create opportunities to buy time, even if it was just for a second.

Under such high pressure, Zhang Xuanliang's situation was extremely dangerous, like a small boat in a stormy sea, which could capsize at any moment.

However, perhaps it is precisely because of this that he gained an advantage over others in this competition for the title of True God General.

Meanwhile, Wang Yu, who was far away in Henan, received a system notification from Zhao Changling that informed him of the changes in the God of Fire. However, he was unaware that the new God of Fire had fallen into the hands of Zhang Xuanliang.

From the very beginning, Wang Yu understood that this struggle for the True God position had nothing to do with him. After all, none of his subordinates were currently pursuing that path.

As for Zhao Kuangyin on the opposite side, he stood on the newly erected stockade wall, the north wind whipping the hem of his black cloak, making it flutter loudly.

He leaned against the camp wall, his gaze coldly fixed on the field where sparse wild grass had already grown.

In the distance, a dark line was moving slowly, standing out starkly against the gray-yellow background.

A thousand Black Riders, both men and horses, were covered in dark armor. Although the Black Riders' armor was mainly leather, iron plates were inlaid in key areas for enhanced protection, taking into account both defensive and tactical needs.

A patch of black, like a heavy, flowing dark cloud, silently pressed down on the Song army's continuous camps.

Sunlight occasionally pierced through the clouds, falling on the armor plates forged from refined iron, reflecting a cold, eerie light, like stars falling to earth in the night.

"Wang Yu...what courage!"

Zhao Kuangyin's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of the trusted generals standing behind him.

"With only a thousand cavalry, you dare to march straight towards my camp of two hundred thousand troops? Do you think my blade is ineffective, or that I have no one left in my camp?"

Shi Shouxin, Pan Mei, and the others behind him had solemn expressions, their eyes fixed on the approaching Black Riders from beyond the pass.

"Your Majesty, this humble general is willing to lead elite cavalry out of the camp, capture this madman, and present him before your tent!"

The impetuous young Zhao Kuangwu could not contain himself, clasped his hands in a gesture of supplication, and his eyes burned with fighting spirit.

"capture?"

Zhao Kuangyin did not turn his head; his gaze remained fixed on the figure in the distance, surrounded by the Xuanjia torrent.

The man rode an exceptionally sturdy black warhorse, his figure upright and imposing, exuding an aura of profound grandeur even from a distance.

Beside him stood a knight of unusually short and stocky build, carrying two enormous, terrifying golden hammers, who seemed like a demon god's protector, adding to his fierce aura.

"What do you have to offer? Your head to fill the void left by Li Yuanba's hammer?"

Zhao Kuangwu's face turned pale, and he immediately retreated to the back, no longer speaking.

This person is currently ranked third on the Dragon and Tiger Power Ranking, and is known as someone who hates that the heavens have no rings and the earth has no handles.

It seems that the people of this vast, desolate land have a special connection with the third party.

Lu Shenmo was once ranked third, and Nangong Qixing also ranked third at his peak. And now, Li Yuanba is still ranked third.

His infamous reputation has surpassed that of the former Nangong Qixing.

Back then, in order to deal with Nangong Qixing, they would send out five or six generals, including Xuanwu and Gao Chong, to take action together.

Now, how could Zhao Kuangwu dare to take action alone?

The Han Dynasty assigned its various commanders to garrison different regions, and the Song Dynasty did the same. Jing Si, Gao Yanping, Zhao Bifang, and others were not at the front lines at this time.

Is Zhao Kuangyin really going to mobilize all the strongest generals in the army just to fight Li Yuanba? And even then, there's no guarantee he'll win!

“Wang Yu’s visit is not to challenge us to a fight, but to demonstrate his power and to spy on us,” Zhao Kuangyin said calmly, his voice regaining its composure.

"He accurately predicted that I had just arrived at Liang Pass, that my camp was not yet secure, and that it would take time to coordinate the various units. He also accurately predicted that I would not rush into an attack for his thousand cavalry, thus disrupting the overall plan."

"With Li Yuanba by his side, he is in an invincible position. If my army moves, he can retreat at will. If I do not move, he can take in all the strengths and weaknesses of my army."

As if to confirm his words, the black-clad cavalry in the distance slowly came to a stop about an arrow's length from the Song camp wall. They froze, like ink droplets falling into water.

A thousand riders stood at attention, their spears like a forest and their swords like snow. An invisible, chilling aura of iron and blood pressed heavily on the Song army camp across the open plain.